| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nassauvia glomerulosa (Lag. ex Lindl.) D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
| Synonyms | Triptilion glomerulosum Lag. ex Lindl. |
| Nassauvia bryoides O.Hoffm. | |
| Nassauvia modesta O.Hoffm. | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves linear-subulate, spinose, vaginate, glabrous or pubescent, leaves on brachyblasts 1mm, elliptic, acute, producing globular clusters, capitula solitary in spike |
| Size | 5-80cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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